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单词 platitudinism
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platitudinismn.

Brit. /ˌplatᵻˈtjuːdn̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˌplatᵻˈtʃuːdn̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌplædəˈt(j)udnˌɪzəm/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: platitude n., English -in- , -ism suffix.
Etymology: < platitude n. + -in- (see discussion at platitudinarian adj. and n.) + -ism suffix, after e.g. latitudinism n. Compare slightly earlier platitudinousness n.
Banality in speech or writing; = platitudinarianism n.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] > dullness > use of platitudes > common habit of
platitudinism1859
platitudinarianism1873
1859 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 590/2 This statement may be accepted in extenuation of the inevitable platitudinism down the gently inclined plane of which I feel myself impelled to slide.
1903 Church Times 12 June 747/2 The Archbishop of Canterbury departed a little from the area of platitudinism, when..he alluded to the ‘passive resistance’ movement.
1989 Independent (Nexis) 3 Feb. 15 The demagogic platitudinism that is U2's least attractive aspect rears its head in titles like ‘Bell Of Hope’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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